Woman in New Zealand experienced a terrifying moment on Tuesday when a tennis racket unexpectedly flew in her direction.
The incident happened during the first round ASB Classic in Auckland when Cameron Norrie hit a forehand into the net.
Out of frustration, Norrie, who played in the same town where he was born, threw his racket after him, but he apparently threw it a little too far.
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Britain’s Cameron Norrie trains ahead of the Wimbledon tournament in London on June 30, 2024. (GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)
The racket hit a woman in the front row and Norrie was cautioned.
The woman was not injured and actually played well.
“[The fan] was laughing and I just said, ‘Sorry, I didn’t mean to do that.’ And she said, ‘Yes, I’m completely OK.’ It wasn’t a big deal,” Norrie said after the match. “But like we’ve seen with some other players, you can easily get shut out if he catches them in the wrong spot or if they’re not looking or something.”
The racquet was dropped while Norrie was losing 6-2, 5-3. He would lose that game shortly after to lose the match.
“It’s totally not me to do something like that. I apologized very quickly, and I want to apologize in general. I’m not happy with how I behaved,” Norrie said.
Britain’s Cameron Norrie is pictured during the ATP 500 Rio Open semi-final singles match in Rio de Janeiro on February 24, 2024. (MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images)
Norrie was knocked out in the first round two years after reaching the tournament final.
At the 2020 US Open, with the stands empty due to COVID-19 restrictions, Novak Djokovic was disqualified after accidentally hitting a linesman with the ball. At the 2023 French Open, Miyu Kato and Aldila Sutjiadi were kicked out of the women’s doubles after a ball hit by Kato hit the ball girl.
Britain’s Cameron Norrie returns during the round of 32 men’s singles match in Eastbourne, England, on June 25, 2024. (GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Auckland tournament gives the players a final warm-up before the tournament Australian Open. The individual draw will be announced on Thursday, with the first round starting on Sunday.
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